NEXUS AT OXFORD RIVERSIDE GALLERY

What is collective intelligence? It is a form of universally distributed intelligence, constantly enhanced, coordinated in real time, and resulting in the effective mobilization of skills…the basis and goal of collective intelligence is the mutual recognition and enrichment of individuals. (Pierre Levy, ‘Collective Intelligence - Mankind's Emerging World in Cyberspace’, 1997)​

The digital prints you see on display at the Oxford Riverside Gallery are a portal to the art events held online over the past few months. In each of these 'Nexus' experiments I explored the idea of a Collective Intelligence emerging around the creative act. Digital 'paintings' mediated the interactions of the groups that met online. Whilst the 'relational aesthetic' of the work could only be appreciated by the participants in those collective intelligence art (CI-Art) events, I hope you find interesting the following video recordings and animations of those events.

February-March 2016​Mathew Aldredwith the participation ofthe students of OREC and the people of Oxford, NS

Nexus 'OREC' had the participation of over 400 people, working in more than 20 groups over the course of 2 months. Outside of the online making events, there were online voting sessions to determine aspects of the aesthetics, such as the colour palette.

Part of the 'Chromophilia' series, which takes as its provocation the association of muted colours with 'good taste', and bright and bold displays of colour with vulgarity, artificiality, and mass culture.